Bastinado: from the word baston, which in English becomes baton    

When you hear "spanking", you probably think of it in terms of punishment. Spankings can actually be more than that: punishment, funishment, and therapeutic.    

A little about giving spankings

Tips for face slapping women

*but were afraid to find out by getting swats with one!

So, your wife has confessed to you that she needs a spanking, but you don't understand why, or how to go about giving it to her.

Need an idea to spice up your night; try one of these ideas.

A chart showing impact play implements, pain level, resulting burn, and marks

What is a strop and how to use it.

Have one of these on you at all times, just in case. 

Melanoma is an increasingly common form of life-threatening cancer, usually found on the skin, and known for its early and rapid tendency to spread to other organs. Melanoma is frequently found on the back -- a location often whipped during SM play. The back is also a location not easy for a person to examine themselves. Studies have shown that manipulation of a melanoma (and a whip stroke, spank, or other type of blow would, obviously, be a form of "manipulation") definitely increases the number of cancer cells that break off and begin to spread to other parts of the body. It is therefore essential that SM practitioners know how to spot possible melanomas, both on themselves and on their partners, to avoid whipping or otherwise disturbing melanomas, and to  receive early, definitive medical diagnosis and treatment.     

A short chapter from my never published, book length treatise on impact play.